The Sunne In
SplendourMy casting of Sharon Penman's novels
Click on the title to see who I've "cast". I'm not saying that my cast is the best - it's just what I've thought up in my spare time. You can discuss my choices at my Sharon Penman Club at Yahoo Clubs.
When
Christs and His Saints Slept
Young Richard III - Christian Bale
Older Richard III - Paul McGann
Anne Neville - Natalie Portman or Frances O'Conner
Edward IV - Steven Waddington
Elizabeth Woodville - Miranda or Joely Richardson, Nicole Kidman
George, Duke of Clarence - Jude Law
Isabel Neville - Justine Waddell
Cecily Neville - Vanessa Redgrave
Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy - Jemma Redgrave
Earl of Warwick - Richard E Grant
Henry VI - Anthony Andrews
Marguerite D'Anjou - Isabelle Adjani
Elizabeth of York (Bess) - Sophia Myles
Duke of Buckingham - Ewan McGregor
Tudor - Steven Mackintosh
Young Joanna - Anna Paquin
Older Joanna - Helena Bonham Carter or Julia Ormond
Young Llewellyn Fawr - Nathaniel Parker
Older Llewellyn Fawr - Timothy Dalton
King John - Jeremy Irons
Adult Isabelle D'Angouleme - Uma Thurman
Simon de Montfort - Daniel Day-Lewis or Ben Cross
Nell de Montfort - Cate Blanchett
Henry III - Douglas Henshall
Bran de Montfort - Rufus Sewell
Amaury de Montfort - Linus Roache
Guy de Montfort - Dougray Scott
Gruffydd ap Llewellyn - Russell Crowe
Elen - Catherine Zeta Jones
Llewellyn ap Gruffydd - Liam Neeson or Gabriel Byrne
Ellen de Montfort - Kate Winslet or Miranda Otto
Edward I - Rupert Everett
De Montfort brothers - as above
Davydd ap Grufydd - Joseph Fiennes
Elizabeth de Ferrers - Charlize Theron
When Christ and
His Saints Slept
Empress Maude - Connie Nielsen or Madeleine Stowe
King Stephen - Cary Elwes
young Matilda de Boulougne - Jennifer Ehle
Older Matilda de Boulougne - Meryl Streep
Robert of Gloucester - Kenneth Branagh
Geoffrey of Anjou - Jonathon Rhys Myers
young Henry II - Heath Ledger
Older Henry II - Christopher Eccleston
Eleanor of Aquitaine - Catherine McCormack
Older Eleanor - Jacqueline Bisset
Ranulf Fitzroy - Jonny Lee Miller
Justin de Quincey- Ioan Gruffudd
Claudine de Loudon - Sophie Marceau
Nell - Anna Friel
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